Police use Taser on girl to end knife standoff

A schoolgirl was shot with a Taser by police after a siege at a petrol station on Sunday night. The 15-year-old held a kitchen knife to the throat of a male lying on the floor and threatened to kill him during the incident in Whalley Banks, Blackburn, Lancashire, police said.

A Lancashire police spokesman said: "Police tried to negotiate with the female but the situation became more critical as she indicated she was going to stab the male ... Armed officers deployed a Taser and successfully disarmed the female." She was unhurt and was arrested.